Contact Information

Education

Resident, Neurology, Hacettepe University HospitalInternship, Medicine - Preliminary, Worcester City HospitalResident, Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellow, Movement Disorders, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Licensure and Certifications

Board Certified - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education/Training Program Affiliations

Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience

Research Summary

Dr. Uc is involved in all aspects of the care of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients including deep brain stimulation (DBS), as well dystonia (botulinum toxin injections, DBS), essential tremor (DBS), Huntington’s disease, and other movement disorders. His research focuses primarily on Parkinson’s disease and he has received research support as a principal investigator from the National Institutes of Health (Prediction of Driver Safety in Parkinson’s disease-R01), Department of Veterans Affairs (Driver Rehabilitation in PD, Effects of Aerobic Exercise in PD-both Merit Review awards), as well as American Parkinson Disease Association and Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. He also has conducted research on driving in Huntington’s disease. As a member of the Parkinson Study Group and Huntington Study Group, he has participated in multicenter clinical trials on experimental drugs.